Overworked, Under-compensated, Misogynistic - Anonymous employee NCCER Employee Review

2.0
10 May 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Best benefits of anywhere I've ever worked (9% 401k match, HSA contributions, no cost dental/medical) - Genuinely liked my day to day responsibilities. I can say well after I've left I do miss certain aspects of my role within my department - Worked with some amazing people (especially female leadership) and got great experience in my field

Cons

- The CEO, while outwardly appearing like the nicest guy, is the most out of touch misogynistic person I've ever worked for. Complains about how no one is loyal anymore yet belittles employees and treats them like children. If you disagree with him, even politely, you're wrong. If you are dissatisfied with something, you're the problem, not the outdated business practices. There is no trust and he is constantly inserting himself where his opinion is irrelevant. You'd think it would be an awesome thing to have the CEO so involved with his staff but here it's just a burden. The worst part is, I don't think he even realizes any of this - The not-for-profit status, whether intentionally or not, is used as an excuse to keep salaries low, despite the C level execs making up to 10x your entry level salary. You may have some luck if you are senior/director level when it comes to compensation but if not you're probably better off looking elsewhere - Staffing is a huge issue. Some roles that needed to be filled when I was still at the company are still vacant a long time later. My dept was continually understaffed - No flexibility, no working from home, work/life balance isn't great if you're not entry level, not a lot of room for advancement unless you're in the right place at the right time - Can't speak for other depts but I was miserable and overworked and led to believe that it was MY fault that I felt the way I did - Dramaaaaa

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
24 Jun 2026
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Pros

The people who actually do the work are fantastic

Cons

The upper management + ELT need a serious reality check to get with the times. They are not paying people enough or giving them the flexibility they need to be remote - so of course people are leaving and jobs aren’t being filled. Then instead of showing the people who stay respect, they kick them while they’re down. More work, no acknowledgement, and vindictive managers. On top of that, employees are actively dissuaded from using their benefits (the “flex” pto is a joke) when they already don’t get paid enough. This place allows toxic leadership to thrive and pull their direct reports down to get ahead. The CEO openly disparages entire teams and departments and shows clear favoritism to people that don’t know basic communication skills. The HR department is a joke, with the one HR person being incredibly rude and disrespectful if you’re not on her good side. The rest of the upper management are tone deaf and don’t advocate for their employees. I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that the company’s culture and outlook are failing fast because the CEO and select upper management are too busy trying to make themselves look good instead of actively trying to fix the problems that they have caused.

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